New album in 2014?

Terra Colombia posted an article about The Cure playing 'Burn' for the first time, and at the end, they included this (English translation): "A source close to the British band revealed that in the first half of 2014 will give details regarding a new studio release." (Thanks David)

That would be great news! But for now, take it with huge grain of salt. Hell, take it with a silo full of salt.

Cure went to Preservation Hall Sunday night!

Update (Nov. 5th, 2013): And here's a photo of Robert with Beats Antique at Preservation Hall in New Orleans on Nov. 3rd/4th, 2013. (Thanks @PresHall)

Update (Nov. 7th, 2013): Posted today by Preservation Hall - "There was one unexpected treat during the final Deja Voodoo performance, as a white tour van pulled up to Preservation Hall with the members of The Cure pouring out of the Ford doors. Robert Smith and company stayed until the wee hours of the morning, enjoying the music and spirits of the Hall. The Preservation Hall Family still have smiles on their faces from that night."

From @PresHallBand: "Amazing night with @beatsantique Robert Smith & The Cure were hanging until 4am" http://instagram.com/p/gTgSf_TNZl/# (Thanks @heavenmalone)

From Facebook: "@beatsantique & @preshallband really turned it out last night - fantastic to see The Cure there enjoying the performances as much as we did!"

From @drielycarter: "Holy Fuck I just stumbled upon Robert Smith from The Cure at the Preservation Hall tonight and I nearly had a heart attack! http://instagram.com/p/gSSTK-kYJg/# " (Thanks @heavenmalone)

Update: Here's an article from Nola.com. And I got an answer about whether The Cure actually played with them.

@CraigatCoF They were just at the Hall to enjoy the music and have a beverage or two :) Stay posted on the photos
— Preservation Hall (@PresHall) November 5, 2013

'Bananafishbones' in New Orleans

Bananafishbones - New Orleans, Voodoo Experience 03-Nov-2013 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

Final Voodoo video from Olivier. Thank you again for everything!

Fantastic photos of The Cure in New Orleans

See all of Mauro Melis' great photos here and at Sound of Violence.

'Give Me It' in New Orleans

Give Me It - New Orleans 03-Nov-2013 from itsaperfectday.

Thanks once again, Olivier!

'Burn' in New Orleans

Burn - New Orleans, 03-Nov-2013 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

A million thanks to Olivier (and everyone else) for filming this!

Other versions - 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 

New guitar sticker mystery

What does this new "whaaat?" sticker refer to? Anyone know? It can't be this, can it? Maybe a 'Despicable Me' reference?

You know if there's a Cure guitar sticker mystery, I'll try my best to solve it. :)

Photo from It's A Perfect Day.

BBC Radio 2 Goth special

BBC Radio 2 aired a Goth special on Oct. 30th, and The Cure were featured. Listen to it here (Cure bit starts around the 22 minute mark).

And if you missed the G-Word special from 2009, you can listen to it again until Nov. 7th. (Thanks Perfect.Murder)

Peel Sessions (Jan. 81) on BBC 6 Music

The Cure's Peel Session from Jan. 7th, 1981 (Forever, The Holy Hour, Primary, All Cats Are Grey) was aired again on BBC 6 Music Live Hour yesterday, and you can listen online for the next few days. (Thanks Aaron)

"It was a beautiful way to end the festival"

From Alison Fensterstock's wonderful review of The Cure at Voodoo: "Speaking of Trent Reznor, who stood on the Voodoo mainstage Saturday night, there is, of course, a great overlap between the armies of darkness who ally themselves with Nine Inch Nails and with the Cure. (“If you had told me, in 1996, that I’d get to see Nine Inch Nails and the Cure in the same 48-hour period, I’d have flipped out,” one of those elusive goths of days gone by said to me at the festival.)

But where NIN can be hard and cold, the Cure’s misery – even at its darkest depths – is a sweet, soft one. When Trent makes you hurt, it’s with the bite of cold, industrial jaws; Robert Smith's hurt is exquisite. There is no love left in Nine Inch Nails’ world, but for Smith, love is all there is – even if all that’s left of it is delicious pain. Part of it was lights and fog, but the mainstage Sunday night also swirled with aching passion. It was a beautiful way to end the festival, and even Smith seemed overwrought: after a final encore of “Boys Don’t Cry,” he clutched his powdered cheek, blinked, and scampered off, as if he’d been caught with his heart on his sleeve."

The Cure in New Orleans (Nov. 3rd, 2013)

The Cure in New Orleans on Nov. 3rd, 2013. Photo by Erika Goldring.

Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, Fascination Street, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, The End of the World, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Burn, Pictures of You, Lullaby, High, Hot Hot Hot, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Stop Dead, Push, Inbetween Days, Friday I'm in Love, Doing the Unstuck, Bananafishbones, Want, The Hungry Ghost, Wrong Number, One Hundred Years, Give Me It

Encore: The Lovecats, Close to Me, Let's Go to Bed, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.

If you went to the show, please vote in the Nola.com poll. 

Photos: Offbeat / Sound of Violence / Consequence of Sound / Pure Volume / Crave / It's A Perfect Day / Fuse / Brooklyn Vegan / Wire Images 1 - 2 / Getty Images / Mauro Melis 1 - 2 / Nola.com / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12

Reviews: Offbeat / Crave / Gambit / The Advocate / Huntsville Times / LSU Daily Reveille / My Spilt Milk / NOLA / Spin / Craig

Video Clips: Lovesong - Just Like Heaven - Burn - Pictures of You - Friday I'm In Love

Audio: FLAC at The Cure Commununity

Videos: Shake Dog Shake / Fascination Street 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / The End of the World / Lovesong 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Burn 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 / Pictures of You 1 - 2 - 3 / Lullaby 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / High / The Walk / Stop Dead 1 - 2 / Push 1 - 2 / Push (with a bit of Shake Dog Shake & Fascination St.) / Friday I'm In Love / Bananafishbones / Want 1 - 2 - 3 / One Hundred Years / Give Me It 1 - 2 / The Lovecats / Close To Me 1 - 2 / Let's Go To Bed 1 - 2 / Why Can't I Be You? / Boys Don't Cry /

Note for Sunday

Pearl Jam were allowed to go over curfew by 10-15 minutes tonight. Keep this in mind for Sunday if The Cure go over and they try to pull the plug. Storm the stage! Plug them back in! :)

Update: And Nine Inch Nails were allowed to go 12 minutes over tonight, for their dark, intense, terrific set. Damn they were good!

Voodoo is ready for us

Le Ritual stage is up. Photo from @KeithSpera.

The Merch Church/Merchandise stand. Photo from @KeithSpera.

Rides setup and waiting for riders. Photo from @KeithSpera.

New Levinhurst "soonish"

From the Levinhurst Facebook: "A new photo and some new music coming along soonish...!"

Update on Roger's 'Love & Other Tragedies'

Posted on Roger's Facebook: "Just confirmed that the amazing Francesca Ter-berg will be playing cello on the Orpheus and Eurydice story for the Love and Other Tragedies suite. We are set to record in December when I return from Russia and fingers crossed a March release with a premiere performance in London..."

Calm before the Voodoo storm

A quiet moment on Le Ritual where Eddie, Trent and Robert will stand later this week. #voodoonola pic.twitter.com/6blWuuOpr9
— Voodoo Experience (@VoodooNola) October 30, 2013

Cure initially declined Voodoo offer

From an article posted at Nola.com today: "The Cure initially declined a Voodoo invitation. Months later, the band’s reps asked if the slot was still available. By then, Rehage was in discussions with Voodoo veteran Kid Rock’s camp. Both acts ended up confirming the same week. “We talked to both of them, and figured one of the two would hit,” Rehage said. “They both wanted to do it, so we carved out a slot. It all fell into place.”

The Cure following Kid Rock on the same stage recalls such odd Voodoo pairings as rapper Drake preceding Ozzy Osbourne in 2010, or Dr. John abutting Moby the festival’s first year.
“We’ve always had some interesting transitions,” Rehage said. The Cure and Kid Rock “is certainly one of them.”

Voodoo updates

The Cure have been given 10 more minutes for their set. Will start at 6:50 pm now. Have 130 minutes. Perfect for adding 'Same Deep Water As You' to the set. Or 'Cold' & 'Figurehead'. :) (Thanks Olivier)

Local music critic Keith Spera has a story on the new festival grounds Voodoo will be using this year.

Update (Oct. 27th, 2013): Crave has posted a transportation guide, and GoNola has their Ultimate Guide to Voodoo.

And this word of warning from Roger: "OK whats next.... HAHAH Voodoo Festival in New Orleans, if you don't have a ticket and were thinking maybe you wouldn't come... well think again, last Cure show of 2013 its going to (be) massive!" Always trust Roger! Get your tickets here.

Update (Oct. 28th, 2013): Gambit has published their 2013 Voodoo Guide, which can be picked up locally, or you can read the digital edition here. Nice little Cure article included.

Also, Voodoo has posted "answers to all of your questions". Not included? Will you please give The Cure an extra hour? :)

And here's a survival guide from Fuse.

A list of closings in City Park due to Voodoo.

TV news report from @NewsCarolyn just now says the limited number of single day tickets are almost sold out. If you need them, get them now. 3 day passes should still be available at the gate.

From Voodoo on Facebook: "Deja Voodoo presents Reignwolf plus special guest Baby Bee happening at The Parish House of Blues New Orleans on Friday, November 1st at 11:30 pm. A Loa VIP wristband will get you into the show for FREE."

Update (Oct. 29th, 2013): From Voodoo on Facebook - "Proudly presenting Deja Voodoo at Preservation Hall on November 1st and 3rd featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band with special guests Shovels and Rope and Beats Antique. Doors will open at 11:30 pm and showtime is midnight. Tickets extremely limited. To buy now: preservationhall.com/tickets"

If you will be camping at City Park, you should follow @ContentmentCamp on Twitter.

Interview with Voodoo founder/producer Stephen Rehage.

Voodoo stage going up today

Main stage being erected today at City Park. Photo from @NewsCarolyn.

More setup photos at NOLA Defender.

And here's a report from @NewsCarolyn. Ignore the start times they list, those are the old ones. NIN at 9, Cure at 6:50.

NME's Top 500 Albums of All Time

The Cure place 2 albums on NME's Top 500 Albums of All Time list. 'Disintegration' at #139 & 'The Head on the Door' at #494. See the full list at Consequence of Sound. Before getting upset about the list, keep in mind that it's from NME. Of course it's ridiculous! :)